Skip to main content
Medium RiskFDAfda-D-0009-2018PRODUCT QUALITY

Famotidine tablets, 10 mg, packaged in 30-count bottle, OTC, labeled as a) CVS Pharmacy Acid Controller, NDC 55111-118-30, Distributed by...

Category
Units Affected
569,376
Recall Date
October 3, 2017
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Product Quality

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-D-0009-2018.

Failed impurities/degradation specifications: Famotodine has an out of specification result for an individual related substance observed during routine stability testing of a batch for related substances -impurity 8 at 24 month stability interval.

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-D-0009-2018.

Recall terminated by FDA.

🩺 Talk to your doctor or pharmacist

Product Recall Tracker does not provide medical advice. Any specific instructions about this medication or device come directly from the FDA notice above. Before making any change to your treatment:

  1. Do not stop, change, or discard your prescription on your own.
  2. Call your doctor or pharmacist and ask whether this FDA notice applies to your prescription (have the brand name, dosage, and lot number ready if you can find them).
  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-D-0009-2018.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.

FDA

About the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The FDA regulates drugs, medical devices, food, cosmetics, and tobacco. Adverse event reports and recall notices are the main public safety signal.

Visit FDA.gov →

📣 Report an adverse event to the FDA (MedWatch)

If you had an adverse reaction, side effect, or device malfunction from this medication or device, report it to the FDA through MedWatch. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist first — do not stop a prescription on your own. Reports help the FDA detect rare or emerging safety signals and can lead to label changes or recalls.

How to report to FDAFile a report at FDA

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. Recall FAQ

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. is the subject of an oral drugs safety report: Famotidine tablets, 10 mg, packaged in 30-count bottle, OTC, labeled as a) CVS Pharmacy Acid Controller, NDC 55111-118-30, Distributed by.... The notice was published on October 3, 2017 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 569,376 units are potentially affected.